Open AccessSystems metabolic engineering as an enabling technology in accomplishing sustainable development goals
Author(s) -
Yang Dongsoo,
Cho Jae Sung,
Choi Kyeong Rok,
Kim Hyun Uk,
Lee Sang Yup
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
microbial biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.287
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 1751-7915
DOI - 10.1111/1751-7915.12766
Subject(s) - sustainable development , perspective (graphical) , field (mathematics) , quality (philosophy) , engineering ethics , computer science , political science , engineering management , management science , risk analysis (engineering) , business , engineering , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology , artificial intelligence , pure mathematics , law
Summary With pressing issues arising in recent years, the United Nations proposed 17 Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG s) as an agenda urging international cooperations for sustainable development. In this perspective, we examine the roles of systems metabolic engineering (SysME) and its contribution to improving the quality of life and protecting our environment, presenting how this field of study offers resolutions to the SDG s with relevant examples. We conclude with offering our opinion on the current state of SysME and the direction it should move forward in the generations to come, explicitly focusing on addressing the SDG s.